The beautiful daughter of Napa Valley's wealthiest wine baron, Syrah Richebourg has spent her youth in a whirl of glamour, adventure and sexual exploration, while taking little interest in the heritage which has funded her lifestyle. But on her father's death this carefree world collapses around her and she finds herself destitute save for a small vineyard and a private wine cellar, her brother, Caleb, having received the bulk of their father's estate. Syrah has little choice but to devote herself to making a living and in doing so discovers a deep and lasting love for the land and the vine - and rediscovers a romance that she had thought was lost to her forever . . .
